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Re: Furcraeas

On Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:31:42 -0800, you wrote:

>Thanks David,
>	For your help. Are you saying these beautys at Villa Noailles MAY have
>been Furcraeas after all? But which one? I have only seen F. foetida
>'Mediopicta', so the leaves were variegated green and cream. There was
>no flower scape and my reference does not describe it. The plants I saw
>at Villa Noailles had tall (8' and rising) rusty red scapes. They had
>not branched or flowered yet.

Sounds like it Jan, many species have inflorescences that can be
anything from 15 to 26 ft tall.   Without actually seeing pics, it is
difficult to identify that Villa Noailles from a description alone.

>Please don't rummage in the attic for my idle curiosity. But I must
[snip]
>Sorry to run on, but this garden affected me very much; it was so
>different, romantic and overgrown. I kept thinking someone should shoot
>a film there.

Well, you've wetted my appetite to have a mooch around 'up there' on
the next rainy day.  Splendid old gardens like this desperately need
renovating, but all too frequently they have to endure extreme neglect
before someone finally takes up the challenge.  

David Poole
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